Author: Alex Schadenberg

It’s not new, but is important to know that philosopher Peter Singer supports euthanasia and infanticide

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox’s Future Perfect section and has worked at Vox since 2014. Vox published an interview by Matthews on May 30, 2023 conducted with philosopher Peter Singer who is known as a father of the animal rights movement. Singer is possibly the …

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There is no justification for euthanising the vulnerable.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Kevin Yuill, the author of the book “Assisted Suicide: The Liberal, Humanist Case Against Legalisation” wrote another excellent article published by Spiked on May 22, 2023. In his article, Yuill is responding to an article that was published in the Journal of Medical Ethics (JME), which has garnered a …

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Tina Turner considered assisted suicide, but her husband helped her to die a natural death

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Editor’s note. Alex Schadenberg and Wesley J. Smith are teaming up to address the American and Canadian experience with euthanasia and assisted suicide at the 2023 National Right to Life Convention. For more information, go to https://nrlconvention.com/product-category/2023-registration. Tina Turner died a natural death on Wednesday May 24, but in her …

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One stop death in Canadian funeral home

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Editor’s note. Alex Schadenberg and Wesley J. Smith are teaming up to address the American and Canadian experience with euthanasia and assisted suicide at the 2023 National Right to Life Convention. For more information, go to https://nrlconvention.com/product-category/2023-registration. Canada legalized euthanasia in June 2016 by giving doctors and nurse practitioners the …

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Canadian government gives euthanasia group more than 3 million dollars

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Researcher, Patricia Maloney, reported on May 16, 2023 [] that the CAMAP received $3,287,996 in funding from the Canadian government in 2021. CAMAP stands for the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers which is the group that provides training and advocacy for doctors and nurse practitioners who are assessing …

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In truth Canadians “don’t back the status quo on MAID”; Support for euthanasia has dropped and Canadians oppose further expansion

Canadians are deeply divided on euthanasia. By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Editor’s note. Alex and Wesley J. Smith are teaming up to  address the American and Canadian experience with euthanasia and assisted suicide at the 2023 National Right to Life Convention. For more information, go to https://nrlconvention.com/product-category/2023-registration. A press release about a recent poll by Researchco.com concerning …

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Ontario man charged with two counts of aiding and abetting suicide

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition CTV News Videojournalist, Jon Woodward, reported on May 9 that Kenneth Law, 57, faces two counts of aiding and abetting the deaths of two people in Peel Region. It allegedly was through the online sales of a legal substance that is lethal in high concentrations. Law sold the substance online …

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Ontario man arrested for selling suicide substance

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition An Ontario man, Kenneth Law, has been arrested and charged with two counts of assisting a suicide and is known to have assisted the suicide of at least 7 people in the US and the UK. Lucas Casaletto reported for City News that: An article by George Odling for …

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Assisted suicide lobby works to undermine disability rights opposition to assisted suicide

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A May 2022 powerpoint presentation by the Statewide Campaigns Director with Dying With Dignity outlines a strategy for assisted suicide campaigners for  how to undermine opposition to assisted suicide by disability rights organizations.  The assisted suicide lobby recognizes that disability rights groups have been a central factor in …

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Great News: Connecticut assisted suicide bill dies again

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I have great news. The Connecticut assisted suicide bill has died again. This year represents 11 straight years for Connecticut to debate and defeat an assisted suicide bill. A news article by Hugh McQuaid for the CTNewsJunkie on April 19 reported: The assisted suicide bill sponsors, in 2023, intentionally …

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Court case launched to declare assisted suicide unlawful and unconstitutional in the US.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition This is my first analysis of the court case that was launched on April 25, 2023, to have the California assisted suicide law declared unlawful and unconstitutional. Future articles will further explain the case. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition–USA supports this initiative. The United Spinal Association, Not Dead Yet, Institute …

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Canada’s euthanasia law devalues people with disabilities.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant, who are law professors at the University of British Columbia (UBC), wrote an excellent opinion article that was published in the Globe and Mail on April 17 titled: Canada’s permissive assisted-dying culture is devaluing people with disabilities. The writers are commenting on domestic murder and …

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